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Gingery Oat and Sesame Cookies

10:00 AM

I am that kind of a person who needs some time for herself and I call it My ‘Me Time’. Friends pull leg, family smirks and Hubby sometimes gets annoyed but still that’s something I need solely for myself. Its not like couple of hours, (well that much is best) but even just 10-15 minutes of quiet thoughts with myself, doing something that I enjoy is enough. Like reading an article, walking in the park, spending some times with my plants etc which energizes my tired sole. But these days with my little one, even managing some 15 minutes is becoming difficult. He is naughty and sleeps very less, so the whole day am either running after him or tidying up the things he plays with, which includes everything from shoes, curtains, carpets, pens and whatever lies in front of him. Hubby also is busy with his job and most of the days come home late in the evening. Once he is back I get into the work of preparing dinner. Though I enjoy every moment but Life right now is pretty hectic. The only quiet times I could manage is when the baby naps. Recently He has finally got into a routine sleeping pattern. He sleeps for an hour after lunch and for half an hour in the evening after our stroll in the park. So in morning after putting him in bed I get a full hour to myself, which I savor moment by moment. I hastily take my bath, do Puja and then enjoy my precious moments of Zen with a cup of tea, some snacks and a good book.

I am a sucker for good books and had my best time reading them during my pregnancy when I was suggested to take rest for most of the times. The whole day I lazed around the house absent the world that I never saw. Recently I renewed my membership after almost a year and again am managing time for my books. I made these cookies mainly for Hubby to grab a quick bite between meetings but I also enjoy them with my tea and books.

These cookies are made with whole-wheat flower and Jaggery (Gur) and believe me it has an amazing earthy aroma. The combination of jaggery and roasted sesame will definitely transport you to your childhood memories of Sankranti, eating tilkut. Its very crunchy and a perfect companion for hot cup of tea.

Gingery Oat and Sesame Cookies

Ingredients:

Whole-wheat flour: 13/4 cups

Roasted oat: ½ cup

Jaggery: ½ cup (I used normal sugar cane jaggery)

Egg: 1

Baking powder: 1 tsp

Baking soda: 1/8 tsp

Salt: 1/8 tsp

Ginger powder: 1 tbsp

Oil: 6 tbsp

Method:

Sieve the flour with baking powder, soda bi carb and salt. Mix in the oats and Keep aside.

Heat the jaggery with a spoonful of water till it melts. Add the ginger powder and mix well. Let it come to room temperature.

Beat the egg with oil till creamy.

Now mix everything together to form a sticky mixture. Don’t over mix.Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven at 160 C and line a baking tray with foil.

Make small balls from the dough and press between your palms to make it flat. Place little apart from each other and sprinkle with generous amount of white sesame seeds.

Bake for 9-11 minutes or till very lightly brown. Don’t over bake or it will become very crispy and little bitter.

@Babli, thanks for the invitation. dont know when could we make for a good trip abroad. the baby is very small.

@Priya, glad that you liked. wish you all the success with the event.

@Sowmya,I understand your situation. I used to do the same but nowadays I tell myself that house works would be done when the baby is awake. that 30 mintes is solely for myself.thanks he is very naughty as well.

@PJ. yes reading is my passion. love good bookd and good food he he

@Shri, Sushma, Malar, yes the cookies are perfectly crisp. if you are making them dont overbake they burn fast.

@Padhu and Kanchan, glad that you are liking my foodography. I drool at others pages though.

Same story here..when you say hectic I know exactly what you mean :D I have an elder one too .though both have almost 7 years difference, sometimes they end up in cat fights which makes things even worse...

I wanted to try these from a long time. did it finally..but without oats and egg.My jaggery hardened back when i brought it to room temp. Since I had put it in the flour,i was not sure how to mix it further. Thought of roasting the entire mix,so that the jaggery might melt again...but MIL said it has hardened and would not soften again.(got a smirk from her though she encouraged me to carry on :)) I thought I'd made a mess and may have to throw the entire thing...but then thought of using warm water for kneading.refrigirated it and then baked...it became edible finally..though the jaggery and flour are playing hide and seek and not a complete mix.can you give any tips for mixing the jaggery or did it not happen properly bcoz i didnt use eggLav

@Lavina,There could be several reasons for this but I think you used less water while melting the jaggary. most probably your jaggery variety was harder than mine too. I used soft crumbly sugar cane jaggery variety. so next time use more water and if it still hardens add warm water to it and micro for 30 seconds and whisk. if you are not using egg then mix the other ingredients when the liquid is still warm to touch.

Also as you are in Australia why dont you use treacle, that way you would be saved from a lot of work and get perfect dark brown colours.

thank you so much Sayantani for your help, I did put very little water, will try again next time with more and surely let you know. also maybe I'll crush the jaggery and soak it in water (skip the heatingpart)..as that also converts it into liquid state..havent heard of treacle..will definitely find it out..

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Mom of two beautiful kids, one 7 years old boy and a 2 years old girl.A true blue Bengali at heart, a self employed Designer who strives to strike a balance between her personal and professional life. Holds her family and memories close to her heart. Finds solace in cooking and feeding with love. You will get to see her whip up old Bengali recipes as well as other kinds from allover the world.
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